Multipart form-data header injection in Req via unescaped name/filename/content_type
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection') vulnerability in wojtekmach Req allows multipart parameter smuggling via attacker-influenced part metadata. Req.Utils.encode_form_part/2 in lib/req/utils.ex builds the per-part headers by interpolating the caller-supplied name, filename, and content_type values directly into the content-disposition and content-type lines with no escaping or CRLF stripping. A value containing ", \r, or \n closes the surrounding quoted value and starts a new header line; an additional \r\n--<boundary> terminates the current part and prepends a smuggled part of the attacker's choosing. This is reachable through every supported way of supplying a part. It is particularly easy when value is a %File.Stream{}, because filename then defaults to Path.basename(stream.path) and POSIX filenames may legitimately contain \r and \n. Any application that forwards user-controlled filenames (or field names / MIME types) through Req.post/2 with form_multipart: lets an attacker inject arbitrary headers into the outgoing multipart body or smuggle additional fields and parts into the request the victim service sends downstream. This issue affects req: from 0.5.3 before 0.6.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wojtekmach | req | 0.5.3 to before 0.6.0 | 0.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | req (Hex) | 0.5.3 to before 0.6.0 | 0.6.0 | Patch available | GHSA-px9f-whj3-246m |
- req Vendorwojtekmach Affected 0.5.3 to before 0.6.0 Fixed in 0.6.0 Patch available CNA
- req (Hex) Vendor— Affected 0.5.3 to before 0.6.0 Fixed in 0.6.0 Patch available GHSA-px9f-whj3-246m
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wojtekmach:req:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.3 to before 0.6.0 | Vulnerable | wojtekmach |
- cpe:2.3:a:wojtekmach:req:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.3 to before 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·wojtekmach
Remediation
- Fix · CNA req (wojtekmach) Fixed in 0.6.0
- Fix · GHSA-px9f-whj3-246m req (Hex) Fixed in 0.6.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-49756
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-px9f-whj3-246m
References
Advisory 4
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Sources
- CVE-2026-49756 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-49756 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-px9f-whj3-246m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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